Herald, 20 February 2009
When journalist Johann Hari wrote an opinion article in The Independent, UK, titled ‘Why should I respect these oppressive religions?’, lamenting the ever-shrinking freedom to discuss religion openly and critically, he could hardly have imagined that his article would itself become an example of the suppression of this freedom, but that is exactly what happened. The Statesman, Calcutta, reprinted this article a week after its original appearance in the UK. Taking (...)